Omaha Woman Gets Prison Time For Embezzlement

An Omaha woman has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for taking money from her employer.

U.S. Attorney Deb Gilg announced Tuesday that 54-year-old Toni Walker was sentenced her conviction for bank fraud and was also ordered to pay more than $765,000 in restitution.

Prosecutors say Walker was the business manager for Royal Forwarding Incorporated when she forged and deposited into her own bank account a total of 169 company checks from 2005 to 2012. Prosecutors say the checks ranged in amounts from about $2,000 to about $9,000.